Day 1
Introduction
What if I told you that you could explore some beautiful lakes and picturesque scenery's without actually leaving Tokyo?
Never did I imagine for a place like this to exist in a metropolis like Tokyo. Just a short train ride from the city centre, you can find this hidden oasis and gem, offering majestic views, and an extremely calm and peaceful aura.
Never did I imagine for a place like this to exist in a metropolis like Tokyo. Just a short train ride from the city centre, you can find this hidden oasis and gem, offering majestic views, and an extremely calm and peaceful aura.
Okutama
Throughout the year, this beautiful place offers a visually spectacular changing landscape that you can feast your eyes on. Lush greenery in summer, golden hues of red and yellow
leaves in fall, snow in winter and the famous pink sakura's during spring time.
JR
I actually really enjoyed the train ride from the city to Lake Okutama. The ever-changing landscapes are quite fascinating to observe as the train speeds by. Plus, if you go during
non-peak hours, the train is less typically crowded, unlike what you usually get commuting between the busier stations in the city.
Oume Station
Directions are quite straight-forward: From Shinjuku, take the JR line to Tachikawa Station and change to the JR Oume Line. From Okutama Station, there is a bus that goes straight to
the lake. The bus stop is just across the road from the station.
Oume Station
Kanponoyado Oume
I alighted at Oume Station and stayed over in a Ryokan for the night before continuing my journey from Oume to Okutama.
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